Yoyoguy
Contributor
Hello everyone. Long time reader. First time poster. I have googled this to death and I did find the "Ultimate lift calculator thing" for wings BUT it will not open for me. I am contemplating converting to a BP/W set-up. I do a lot of cold water diving but I do warm water as well and realize I will likely need two different wings. I am going to start off with a cold water set-up as that is what I dive locally the most. I will wear either a 5mm or 7mm full suit with hood and gloves depending on depth. I am 5'8 ~190lbs (bit of a beer belly haha). I need between 19-23 pounds of extra lead depending on which suit I wear with my current BCD. On deeper colder dives I wear a 7mm full suit and sometimes bring pony bottles ranging from 19-40cu size. Don't ask why I bother with a 40. I got it cheap and use it sometimes slung on my right side. I strictly use aluminum 80s at the moment but I am considering switching to steel tanks at some point and maybe a dry suit will be in my future. From all the info I have read...a 30lb wing should work for these needs? I was originally looking at the hollis wings but they only have a 25 and 38. Would the 38 be overkill? Hollis is about the top end of my price range. I have also looked into the 32 hog as well. I do like the hollis better though for the red and black color as silly as that may sound. I am just at odds with what lift I will need. I know there are no guarantees until I actually get one and figure it out. I realize I will be ditching some of the lead when converting to the backplate wing set-up, just giving you all the current info I have. Could someone punch this into a calculator for me if they can get it to work. Not sure on any other info you may need. Thanks.